Abstract
The stability of two-dimensional natural convection of water near its maximum density inside a vertical rectangular enclosure is investigated via a series of direct numerical simulations. The physical nature of the instability mechanism responsible for the laminar buoyancy-driven flow transition from a steady state to an oscillatory state in the enclosure filled with cold water is discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 487-508 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics